Surgery: Total hip replacement Surgery Hip replacement
Conditions
Interventions
A controlled, prospective trial to compare forms of socket fixation.
Randomisation:
Randomisation by sealed envelope in theatre into groups depending on age at surgery:
A. Patients 65 and under:
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Sponsors
Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Any patient under 80 years of age undergoing primary total hip replacement at the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre (PEOC) are eligible.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients refusing informed consent to the trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Life tables and Survival Curves with confidence limits for different definitions of failure including implant loosening and radiological evidence of failure including implant migration (as defined by RSA), excessive wear, radiolucencies etc. 2. Log rank comparison. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed